Embedded integration of palliative care in an academic outpatient cancer center.

Authors

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Christian T Sinclair

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Organizations

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: Palliative care is no longer reserved for ICUs and inpatient settings, since it can be delivered at any age and any stage regardless of goals of care. Oncologists are beginning to embrace more upstream palliative care but translating that to the long term setting has unique difficulties. Outpatient palliative care is a vital component to quality oncology care, but few examples of successful integration have been demonstrated. Methods: Data was collected from the palliative care clinic at the University of Kansas Medical Center Westwood Cancer Center. Descriptive analysis of the initial and current programs as well as successful outreach and education projects will be discussed. Quantitative analysis of number of initial and follow-up outpatient visits, cancer type, referring service and referring physician are all included. Hospice utilization was also recorded as well as length of time from initial consult to either death, discharge or calendar date June 30, 2015. Results: Since the pilot clinical program of outpatient palliative care in 2012 with two half day clinic sessions focused on BMT patients, the program has expanded to 5 half-day sessions and includes medical oncology, surgical oncology and gynecologic oncology. Referrals to palliative care have grown consistently covering multiple cancer diagnosis and including the entire oncology staff instead of a few champions. Increase in outpatient utilization has also spurred more early and appropriate inpatient palliative care utilization. Staff have moved from crisis-only use of outpatient palliative care to a co-management model. Conclusions: Outpatient palliative care can be successfully integrated into an NCI academic medical center oncology practice. (Note: More detailed data will be presented at the conference on all of the trends mentioned above.)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2015 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B

Track

Biologic Basis of Symptoms and Treatment Toxicities,Psycho-oncology,End-of-Life Care,Survivorship,Evaluation and Assessment of Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life,Management/Prevention of Symptoms and Treatment Toxicities,Integration and Delivery of Palliative Care in Cancer Care,Psychosocial and Spiritual Care,Communication in Advanced Cancer

Sub Track

Models of care delivery

Citation

J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl 29S; abstr 158)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2015.33.29_suppl.158

Abstract #

158

Poster Bd #

D10

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